They wrote this song when they were 12 -13 years old. In this performance, they are 15 - 16. The guitarist turned twenty in November '22. They are just crazy good for any age. They have many years of greatness to come.
This video was recorded around Haruka's 15th birthday, but she wrote the damned thing at 12 (and recorded the audio you heard at 13)! If you want to hear what she wrote at 15, try "Dawn": th-cam.com/video/buQPvINJcA0/w-d-xo.html At 18, you got stuff like "Church" here. The girl is a certified genius: th-cam.com/video/pkiKSBX8JPA/w-d-xo.html
When I hear this song I get a lot of EVH flair and vibes between 1980 and 1984, Teenaged kids composing and writing and masterfully Rockin out while having fun doing it. Haruka guitar (aka) Hal-Ca was 15, Miyo bass was 16, and his older brother Mio was 18, and they met when they were only 10 years old and they have been composing since then. I got to see them back in 2019 when they toured the US at the SXSW music festival in Austin Texas and they blew us away. @jonreacts next in line would have to Dawn th-cam.com/video/buQPvINJcA0/w-d-xo.html
Asterism is Haruka (20 - Guitar), Miyu (21? - Bass) and Mio (23? - Drums). Haruka also goes by Hal-Ca. They have all been playing in front of audiences since they were 12 or so and Haruka has been writing songs since the same age. She is 15 here and wrote the songe when she was 12. There are videos on TH-cam showing her performing it on stage at 12. She is an incredible guitarist able to play many styles and techniques (there are some very jazz-metal pieces on each of their albums). Miyu is an absolute god on 4, 5 or 7 string bass and Mio is also fantastic. You will not be disappointed in any of their work. They are all clasically trained musicians, having attended the Yamaha Music Foundation School in Fukuoka Japan, which is where they met. Yamaha did a short documentary about them when they were in their early teens, th-cam.com/video/20jDm2fyLeA/w-d-xo.html. It doesn't show up on many TH-cam searches since all the text and speech is in Japanese. Please do more Asterism.
The first full Asterism album 'Ignition' is full of relatively traditional metal tracks. Executed at the highest level. Their next two releases, 'GUERNICA' (2020) and 'GUERNICA + a' (2021) were more progressive. Their latest is a Japanese anime / metal cover album titled "Animetic", released on September 9th, 2022. They each chose favorite anime themes to "Asterism-ize". 'unravel', the Tokyo Ghoul theme song is my favorite from the new album. Can't wait to see what they do next. I'd love it if an established metal band would take them on tour as an opening act.
Since their label Amuse also does Babymetal I thought they would be the perfect match. But going with Lovebites wouldn't be bad either, imagine Miyu and Fami doing a duet!!
@@jmetallover You know Saki of Nemophila introduced Hal-Ca to play on stage when she was like 14 as a new gifted player, Nemophila on tour now bring them with you to the US
@@michaelmusson3593 No surprise as Saki has been a driving force for years getting women musicians exposure in Japan. Hal-Ca is a generational talent and exudes that rock star/Hendrix vibe especially on stage LIVE. Hoping more of the bands like Nemophila follow LB example and do the European Summer Festivals circuit. Tours in the North and South America will help but that circuit will give them worldwide exposure and a possible LIVE recording to market ( Wacken recordings are usually top notch ). Now that Band Maid and Nemophila have done a US tour hopefully LB will follow suit. Would love to see Asterism open for LB and have Fami and Miyu do some bass numbers together as that would be epic, Hal-Ca and the M&M show would likely be too much for anyone to handle.
Yeah, the three of them are absolutely talented musicians. I love their studio sessions, but their live performances are really great. Especially the cover version of In The Mirror by Loudness. Hal-Ca is second to none, when it comes to metal.
Check out Dawn LIVE in a small club ( due to their ages, high schoolers and lack of exposure). Here is the link th-cam.com/video/buQPvINJcA0/w-d-xo.html, no vocalist because they make their instruments sign. Hal-Ca is 16 (started guitar at 10) and Miyu is 17 with a custom made 7 string bass made only for him by ESP. This group has been together since Hal-Ca was 11 and they are all gifted beyond their years.
Haruka/Hal-Ca is now 20 and Miyu is 21 but they were 16 and 17 in the Dawn video I recommend. Watching them play and knowing they are high school teens only adds to fact how generational a talent they all are
Okay, quick. Without looking first. How old do you think they are? I mean here, recording this video? Asterism puts the *_power trio_* into power trio. I don't know what they're putting in the water in Japan, but it makes me hopeful for the future of music in general, and rock music in particular.
Asterism means a group of stars ! That's what you just witnessed =) Hal-Ca (Lead Guitar) wrote this song when she was 12 and is only 15 in this spectacular performance . This is also their first music video and it's awesome every time i hear/see it =) They are so much better now ! Check Out "Church" or "Unravel" Thanks
This song was written by guitarist hal-ca when she was 12 years old, now she is 20, they are all crazy good musicians, and very young, I recommend "dawn" live and "church" live in studio.🤘🏻
Amazing huh ? how such composition like this very well crafted by young teenagers, this is one of their old song, taken from their 2nd EP, this song is a good introduction to Asterism, but they still have plenty masterpieces to explore. That drummer and bassist, Mio and Miyu are sibling, and then they meet Hal-Ca, which is a soloist at that time, their first full Album "IGNITION" has Bucket Head and Bootsy Collins contribution.
Great job!. This is a wonderful band. I expect great things from them. I think you would love their song Church (live version on their YT channel) which belongs to the incredible album Guernica.
Dude, not in a bad way, but fck your heavy 😉 These are, no doubt, 3 of the best musicians you'll ever meet in your life. They were all around 15yo (!) when this was recorded. Haruka is a one in a lifetime guitarist, they all are otherworldly talented. Please listen to Church, Dawn or Light in the darkness next and be blown away. Thanks 🤘🏻🙂 Btw, it's a 7 string bass he's playing. Because he can 🙂
Another best songs from Asterism - Dawn, Gunfire and Church. Dawn - live version and in studio with 360 degree view. Gunfire and Church, both live in studio with normal view.
Yep, also for me one of the best musical pieces I know. But you haven't heard their actual masterpieces yet. 'Dawn' (Live 2019/04/20) or 'Church' (Live In Studio). I hope you're ready to have some circuits melted in your head by these three exceptional musicians. 🌟🔥🤘🏻 _____________________ 【 _Till I return to dust I will stand alone in the dark with my pride at the end of time_ 】--- *Nemophila* - '徒花 -Adabana-' 💮
Sound not heavy enough ? Well there is a reason, this is very early song from Asterism, when they recorded this song, Hal-Ca, the guitarist maybe still 14-15 year old, and you can see she still using barely standard Yamaha Pasifica guitar, if you want to hear this song in much heavier sound, check their live studio version : th-cam.com/video/BKbxEEYezZc/w-d-xo.html, in this version Hal-Ca using heavy modified Yamaha Pasifica, or better check their newer song like "Dawn", "Church", "Blaze", "Gun Fire" etc...etc.. and don't blame me, if your jaw dropped.
25 Best Musicians/Bands most people never heard of (in alphabetical order): - "Alien Weaponry" - Maori Groove Metal (New Zealand, All Male) - "Allie Sherlock" - Best Street Singer (Ireland, Female) - "Angelina Jordan" - Best Female Jazz/Soul Singer Alive (Norway) - "Asterism" - Prog Metal (Japan, Female Fronted) - "Band-Maid" - Hard Rock (Japan, All Female) - "Beth Hart" - Best Female Blues Singer Alive (USA) - "Diana Ankudinova" - Best Female Pop Singer Alive (Russia) - "Dimash Kuidarbergen" Best Male Singer Alive (Kazakhstan) (Even If I Don't Like What He Sings!) - "Dirty Loops" - Funk/Jazz-Rock Trio (Sweden, All Male) - "Electric Callboy" - Party Metal (Germany, All Male:-) - "Grai" - Russian Folk Metal (Russsia, Mixed) - "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard" - Psychadelic Rock (Australia, All Male) - "Larkin Poe" - Sibling Duo (USA, Female) - "Liliac" - Mixed Family Rock Band (USA (Roots in Romania) - "Lovebites" - Heavy Metal (Japan, All Female) - "Messer Chups" - Surf Rock (Russia, Mixed) - "Nemophila" - Rock/Metal (Japan, All Female) - "Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band" - Country Blues (USA, Mixed) - "Rolling Quartz" - K-Rock (Korea, All Female) - "The Hu" - Folk Metal (Mongolia, All Male:-) - "The Warning" - Classic Rock (Mexico, All Female) - "Tokyo Groove Jyoshi" - Funk/Jazz-Rock (Japan, All Female) - "Voice of Baceprot" - Hijab Metal (Indonesia, All Female) - "Wagakki Band" - Shigin Rock (Japan, Mixed) - "Yousei Teikoku" - Fairy Empire Metal (Japan, Mixed) ...There are many more that are close to the Top 25 and some of them deserve to be listed here, but I had to make a selection. This list may vary from time to time... Have Fun!
To complete your list, other bands singers: - Dimash Kuidarbergen Best male singer - EVER?- - Dirty Loops - Best Funk/jazz-Rock trio alive (Sweden, all male) - LILIAC - Best family rock band (USA, all siblings) - Alien Weaponry - Maori heavy metal (all male, New Zealand) - Ne obliviscari - Progressive's Metal (all male, Australia) And don't know if add Kiyoshi, as female bass soloist, because she plays with Tokyo Groove too..
Some other recommendations: - Universe217 - doom/ambient with a unique female singer (Greece) - Thy Catafalque - experimental/post-black/folk metal (Hungary) - Oceans of Slumber - prog/doom rock/metal with a superb Afro-American female singer (imagine Anneke van Giersbergen as a black girl - USA)
@@Metallic_Gaijin_Hu THX, Universe217 - Great Band, but last video is 7 years old. Thy Catafalque - Interesting, but too much growling for me. Oceans of Slumber - Will make it on my playlist!
@@ebm-everythingbutmainstream Oh, I almost forgot: check out Sevdaliza (Iranian-Dutch female singer, really unique!) If you like instrumental, guitar-driven rock/ambient music, you shouldn't miss Distant Dream (Poland).
I HAD TO HIT PAUSE AT ALMOST THE 6 MINUTE MARK , WRITE THIS COMMENT AND GOT THE HELL OUT OF HERE... I PLAY PIANO , GUITAR AND BASS , I REALIZED THIS PROG MUSIC WAS OVER YOUR HEAD . ITS A 7 STRING BASS NOT A 6 STRING.. IF YOU PLAY BASS OR GUITAR YOU WOULD KNOW WHY , YOU CAN'T GET A LOT OF WHAT HE PLAYS ON A 4 STRING.. A LOT OF BASSISTS ALSO DO TAPPING , MOST PEOPLE HAVE ONLY SEEN GUITARISTS DO IT...MORE BASS PLAYERS ARE STARTING TO TAP... LOVEBITES BASSIST DOES IT....
This is one of their least progressive and technical songs. It is off their first album, Ignition. On their second album, Guernica+a, they went much more progressive and experimental. Kind of sorry this was the first Asterism you saw. Not my favorite from a music standpoint but still a good song and very impressive given their ages.
@@salsaucedo well Asterism themselves call Guernica an EP and Guernica+a their "second album". Guernica has 6 tracks and Guernica+a adds 4 tracks. Just going off what they themselves call their work.
I actually didn't expect or anticipate such a poor reaction like this, with such HEAVY levels of condescension and patronization.😲 Well, it's a poor reaction... but don't get me wrong, at the same time it's inherently fabulous in its weirdness... or the complete opposite... 👍... 👎... 😜
"Yo, that was one of the coolest songs I've ever heard in my life." NAILED IT! 🕊
They wrote this song when they were 12 -13 years old. In this performance, they are 15 - 16. The guitarist turned twenty in November '22. They are just crazy good for any age. They have many years of greatness to come.
What is even crazier is that Hal-ca started learning guitar at age 10 only two years before she wrote this.
This video was recorded around Haruka's 15th birthday, but she wrote the damned thing at 12 (and recorded the audio you heard at 13)! If you want to hear what she wrote at 15, try "Dawn":
th-cam.com/video/buQPvINJcA0/w-d-xo.html
At 18, you got stuff like "Church" here. The girl is a certified genius:
th-cam.com/video/pkiKSBX8JPA/w-d-xo.html
Some people say that rock is not dead, it just moved to Japan.
OOOOH Year, I agree
When I hear this song I get a lot of EVH flair and vibes between 1980 and 1984, Teenaged kids composing and writing and masterfully Rockin out while having fun doing it. Haruka guitar (aka) Hal-Ca was 15, Miyo bass was 16, and his older brother Mio was 18, and they met when they were only 10 years old and they have been composing since then. I got to see them back in 2019 when they toured the US at the SXSW music festival in Austin Texas and they blew us away. @jonreacts next in line would have to Dawn th-cam.com/video/buQPvINJcA0/w-d-xo.html
Asterism is Haruka (20 - Guitar), Miyu (21? - Bass) and Mio (23? - Drums). Haruka also goes by Hal-Ca. They have all been playing in front of audiences since they were 12 or so and Haruka has been writing songs since the same age. She is 15 here and wrote the songe when she was 12. There are videos on TH-cam showing her performing it on stage at 12. She is an incredible guitarist able to play many styles and techniques (there are some very jazz-metal pieces on each of their albums). Miyu is an absolute god on 4, 5 or 7 string bass and Mio is also fantastic. You will not be disappointed in any of their work. They are all clasically trained musicians, having attended the Yamaha Music Foundation School in Fukuoka Japan, which is where they met. Yamaha did a short documentary about them when they were in their early teens, th-cam.com/video/20jDm2fyLeA/w-d-xo.html. It doesn't show up on many TH-cam searches since all the text and speech is in Japanese. Please do more Asterism.
Somebody should translate what they say in the documentary into English :)
Something a lot of people don't know is that Hal-ca is pronounced Haruka in Japan. The letter L is pronounced ru in Japanese.
The first full Asterism album 'Ignition' is full of relatively traditional metal tracks.
Executed at the highest level.
Their next two releases, 'GUERNICA' (2020) and 'GUERNICA + a' (2021) were more progressive.
Their latest is a Japanese anime / metal cover album titled "Animetic", released on September 9th, 2022.
They each chose favorite anime themes to "Asterism-ize".
'unravel', the Tokyo Ghoul theme song is my favorite from the new album.
Can't wait to see what they do next.
I'd love it if an established metal band would take them on tour as an opening act.
Since their label Amuse also does Babymetal I thought they would be the perfect match. But going with Lovebites wouldn't be bad either, imagine Miyu and Fami doing a duet!!
@@jmetallover You know Saki of Nemophila introduced Hal-Ca to play on stage when she was like 14 as a new gifted player, Nemophila on tour now bring them with you to the US
@@michaelmusson3593 No surprise as Saki has been a driving force for years getting women musicians exposure in Japan. Hal-Ca is a generational talent and exudes that rock star/Hendrix vibe especially on stage LIVE. Hoping more of the bands like Nemophila follow LB example and do the European Summer Festivals circuit. Tours in the North and South America will help but that circuit will give them worldwide exposure and a possible LIVE recording to market ( Wacken recordings are usually top notch ). Now that Band Maid and Nemophila have done a US tour hopefully LB will follow suit. Would love to see Asterism open for LB and have Fami and Miyu do some bass numbers together as that would be epic, Hal-Ca and the M&M show would likely be too much for anyone to handle.
Yeah, the three of them are absolutely talented musicians. I love their studio sessions, but their live performances are really great. Especially the cover version of In The Mirror by Loudness. Hal-Ca is second to none, when it comes to metal.
Check out Dawn LIVE in a small club ( due to their ages, high schoolers and lack of exposure). Here is the link th-cam.com/video/buQPvINJcA0/w-d-xo.html, no vocalist because they make their instruments sign. Hal-Ca is 16 (started guitar at 10) and Miyu is 17 with a custom made 7 string bass made only for him by ESP. This group has been together since Hal-Ca was 11 and they are all gifted beyond their years.
Hal-Ca is actually 20 or 21 now and Miyu is 21 or 22 and Mio is 24 or 25
@@salsaucedo hal-ca 20 and miyu
Haruka/Hal-Ca is now 20 and Miyu is 21 but they were 16 and 17 in the Dawn video I recommend. Watching them play and knowing they are high school teens only adds to fact how generational a talent they all are
HAL-CA is a monster. Outstanding guitarist. And Miyu isn't far behind. Brilliant composition.
Okay, quick. Without looking first. How old do you think they are? I mean here, recording this video?
Asterism puts the *_power trio_* into power trio. I don't know what they're putting in the water in Japan, but it makes me hopeful for the future of music in general, and rock music in particular.
Asterism means a group of stars ! That's what you just witnessed =) Hal-Ca (Lead Guitar) wrote this song when she was 12 and is only 15 in this spectacular performance . This is also their first music video and it's awesome every time i hear/see it =) They are so much better now ! Check Out "Church" or "Unravel" Thanks
Nope their first MV was 155 back in 2014
This song was written by guitarist hal-ca when she was 12 years old, now she is 20, they are all crazy good musicians, and very young, I recommend "dawn" live and "church" live in studio.🤘🏻
Goose bumps.😱
Hal-ca (lead g) is a prodigy. She was 15 in the video. Their current stuff are amazing.
Amazing huh ? how such composition like this very well crafted by young teenagers, this is one of their old song, taken from their 2nd EP, this song is a good introduction to Asterism, but they still have plenty masterpieces to explore.
That drummer and bassist, Mio and Miyu are sibling, and then they meet Hal-Ca, which is a soloist at that time, their first full Album "IGNITION" has Bucket Head and Bootsy Collins contribution.
Great job!. This is a wonderful band. I expect great things from them. I think you would love their song Church (live version on their YT channel) which belongs to the incredible album Guernica.
Dude, not in a bad way, but fck your heavy 😉
These are, no doubt, 3 of the best musicians you'll ever meet in your life. They were all around 15yo (!) when this was recorded.
Haruka is a one in a lifetime guitarist, they all are otherworldly talented.
Please listen to Church, Dawn or Light in the darkness next and be blown away. Thanks 🤘🏻🙂
Btw, it's a 7 string bass he's playing. Because he can 🙂
ASTERISM has more than one song; each song sounds different. Try DAWN, live - th-cam.com/video/buQPvINJcA0/w-d-xo.html
Another best songs from Asterism - Dawn, Gunfire and Church. Dawn - live version and in studio with 360 degree view. Gunfire and Church, both live in studio with normal view.
I love the thumbnail on this one :)
The bass player is even better now too. More nuance, thumb sweeps (!). He's a force, they all are though.
Yep, also for me one of the best musical pieces I know. But you haven't heard their actual masterpieces yet. 'Dawn' (Live 2019/04/20) or 'Church' (Live In Studio). I hope you're ready to have some circuits melted in your head by these three exceptional musicians. 🌟🔥🤘🏻
_____________________
【 _Till I return to dust I will stand alone in the dark with my pride at the end of time_ 】--- *Nemophila* - '徒花 -Adabana-' 💮
Sound not heavy enough ? Well there is a reason, this is very early song from Asterism, when they recorded this song, Hal-Ca, the guitarist maybe still 14-15 year old, and you can see she still using barely standard Yamaha Pasifica guitar, if you want to hear this song in much heavier sound, check their live studio version : th-cam.com/video/BKbxEEYezZc/w-d-xo.html, in this version Hal-Ca using heavy modified Yamaha Pasifica, or better check their newer song like "Dawn", "Church", "Blaze", "Gun Fire" etc...etc.. and don't blame me, if your jaw dropped.
10:15 amazing
It's a 7 string bass
25 Best Musicians/Bands most people never heard of (in alphabetical order):
- "Alien Weaponry" - Maori Groove Metal (New Zealand, All Male)
- "Allie Sherlock" - Best Street Singer (Ireland, Female)
- "Angelina Jordan" - Best Female Jazz/Soul Singer Alive (Norway)
- "Asterism" - Prog Metal (Japan, Female Fronted)
- "Band-Maid" - Hard Rock (Japan, All Female)
- "Beth Hart" - Best Female Blues Singer Alive (USA)
- "Diana Ankudinova" - Best Female Pop Singer Alive (Russia)
- "Dimash Kuidarbergen" Best Male Singer Alive (Kazakhstan) (Even If I Don't Like What He Sings!)
- "Dirty Loops" - Funk/Jazz-Rock Trio (Sweden, All Male)
- "Electric Callboy" - Party Metal (Germany, All Male:-)
- "Grai" - Russian Folk Metal (Russsia, Mixed)
- "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard" - Psychadelic Rock (Australia, All Male)
- "Larkin Poe" - Sibling Duo (USA, Female)
- "Liliac" - Mixed Family Rock Band (USA (Roots in Romania)
- "Lovebites" - Heavy Metal (Japan, All Female)
- "Messer Chups" - Surf Rock (Russia, Mixed)
- "Nemophila" - Rock/Metal (Japan, All Female)
- "Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band" - Country Blues (USA, Mixed)
- "Rolling Quartz" - K-Rock (Korea, All Female)
- "The Hu" - Folk Metal (Mongolia, All Male:-)
- "The Warning" - Classic Rock (Mexico, All Female)
- "Tokyo Groove Jyoshi" - Funk/Jazz-Rock (Japan, All Female)
- "Voice of Baceprot" - Hijab Metal (Indonesia, All Female)
- "Wagakki Band" - Shigin Rock (Japan, Mixed)
- "Yousei Teikoku" - Fairy Empire Metal (Japan, Mixed)
...There are many more that are close to the Top 25 and some of them deserve to be listed here, but I had to make a selection. This list may vary from time to time...
Have Fun!
To complete your list, other bands singers:
- Dimash Kuidarbergen Best male singer - EVER?-
- Dirty Loops - Best Funk/jazz-Rock trio alive (Sweden, all male)
- LILIAC - Best family rock band (USA, all siblings)
- Alien Weaponry - Maori heavy metal (all male, New Zealand)
- Ne obliviscari - Progressive's Metal (all male, Australia)
And don't know if add Kiyoshi, as female bass soloist, because she plays with Tokyo Groove too..
@@sondebueu Thx for the supplement! I put them on my list (except Ne Obliviscari - but it was really close).
Some other recommendations:
- Universe217 - doom/ambient with a unique female singer (Greece)
- Thy Catafalque - experimental/post-black/folk metal (Hungary)
- Oceans of Slumber - prog/doom rock/metal with a superb Afro-American female singer (imagine Anneke van Giersbergen as a black girl - USA)
@@Metallic_Gaijin_Hu THX, Universe217 - Great Band, but last video is 7 years old.
Thy Catafalque - Interesting, but too much growling for me.
Oceans of Slumber - Will make it on my playlist!
@@ebm-everythingbutmainstream Oh, I almost forgot: check out Sevdaliza (Iranian-Dutch female singer, really unique!) If you like instrumental, guitar-driven rock/ambient music, you shouldn't miss Distant Dream (Poland).
kinda old school but dripping with attitude...
I HAD TO HIT PAUSE AT ALMOST THE 6 MINUTE MARK , WRITE THIS COMMENT AND GOT THE HELL OUT OF HERE... I PLAY PIANO , GUITAR AND BASS , I REALIZED THIS PROG MUSIC WAS OVER YOUR HEAD . ITS A 7 STRING BASS NOT A 6 STRING.. IF YOU PLAY BASS OR GUITAR YOU WOULD KNOW WHY , YOU CAN'T GET A LOT OF WHAT HE PLAYS ON A 4 STRING.. A LOT OF BASSISTS ALSO DO TAPPING , MOST PEOPLE HAVE ONLY SEEN GUITARISTS DO IT...MORE BASS PLAYERS ARE STARTING TO TAP... LOVEBITES BASSIST DOES IT....
This is one of their least progressive and technical songs. It is off their first album, Ignition. On their second album, Guernica+a, they went much more progressive and experimental. Kind of sorry this was the first Asterism you saw. Not my favorite from a music standpoint but still a good song and very impressive given their ages.
their second album is Guernica and guernica+a is their 3rd
@@salsaucedo well Asterism themselves call Guernica an EP and Guernica+a their "second album". Guernica has 6 tracks and Guernica+a adds 4 tracks. Just going off what they themselves call their work.
I actually didn't expect or anticipate such a poor reaction like this, with such HEAVY levels of condescension and patronization.😲
Well, it's a poor reaction... but don't get me wrong, at the same time it's inherently fabulous in its weirdness... or the complete opposite... 👍... 👎... 😜